Instructions

This page provides basic instructions for navigating through the seven Dimpah courses. The courses include sections of learning content presented in different forms, including text, videos and interactive exercises. Below you can find a brief description of the learning units and content types in Dimpah. 

Courses are divided into units. Each course has four to five units covering a different topic area within the theme of the course.

Unit

Units: Courses consist of several units that cover different areas of the course theme. You can navigate through the units by using the navigation bar on the left. The green arrow next to the unit lets you expand the unit content. Each unit consists of lessons, which are further divided into pages containing interactive content, case studies, scenarios, and exercises.



Units are divided into lessons. Each unit has one to four lessons, each covering a different topic area within the theme of the unit. Lessons should be taken in the order they are presented.

Lessons: Long units that contain multiple pages covering different topics of the theme. These may include textual narratives, embedded multimedia, interactive content, quizzes, and PowerPoint presentations with voice-over.

Each lesson in Dimpah includes content in different forms. Text is always accompanied by relevant media, either produced by the Dimpah team or sourced by third parties. Interactive exercises, quizzes, explanatory videos with voice-over and step by step tutorials are used to provide a solid grounding in methods and theories. Case studies and scenarios that meld theory and practice are also used to enable learners to to delve into various real-world situations, and position the skills and knowledge acquired into different contexts. 

 

Pages: Short sections covering a specific topic. These may include textual narratives and embedded multimedia, interactive content, quizzes, and PowerPoint presentations with voice-overs.

Interactive Content: Interactive content is designed to present the course content in more engaging ways or to test your knowledge after completing a page or a lesson. Interactive elements may range from image sliders and flip cards to hot spots and timelines. They require some form of interaction to go through their content.

Scenarios: Scenarios provide learners with an opportunity to apply a concept or a method to a new situation. Although scenarios can be based on real situations, they usually use fictional (but realistic) data to simplify the complexities of real-world circumstances.

Case Studies: Case Studies provide detailed descriptions of real-world situations with accompanying data. A case study includes more information than a scenario and is used as a starting point for learners to delve into particular theories and/or methods and think how they could be adapted for similar case studies.  

Exercises: Short sections to reflect on particular aspects of the lesson's topic. These are designed for individuals and are typically part of a lesson. They take the form of quizzes or other types of interactive content.

Last modified: Monday, 15 May 2023, 11:58 AM